Preliminary hearing scheduled for former Carl Junction bus driver on sex charges involving student

The preliminary hearing for former Carl Junction R-1 bus driver Dennis Frakes, 69, on felony charges of statutory sodomy and sex with a student has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, January 16 in Jasper County Circuit Court.

The probable cause statement said Frakes admitted to fondling a high school girl multiple times in an off-campus setting.

He also is accused of touching her genital area during a school band competition on the Missouri Southern State University campus March 27, 2015.

The girl was under age 17 at the time, according to the statement.